Sometimes our practice gets lumped into the alternative medicine category. And while we are open to additional ways to treat illness, our protocols are based on science and deduction.

As it relates to hormone balancing, we practice integrative medicine, which is sometimes confused with functional medicine. We will examine all of your hormones including thyroid, adrenals and sex hormones and ensure that they are in balance with each other as opposed to just being “within the normal ranges”. 

We believe that medications are not always the answer and can often mask the true underlying conditions and imbalances. Even my kids chuckle when they see drug commercials that spend 15 seconds on the benefits and 45 seconds on the side effects.

And unfortunately 'healthcare’ in the U.S. is mistitled. It should be called ‘sick-care’ because most people only engage the medical system when they’re sick, not when they’re healthy.

Our "hormone specialists" believe the following:

• Pharmaceutical and insurance companies have too much influence on how doctors practice medicine.
• Doctors don’t spend enough time with patients because they are under tremendous pressure to achieve certain numerical outcomes in terms of cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, etc. This reality leaves little time to consider or address the potential sources of the patient’s disorder.
• Due to western medical school training, most physicians learn to treat illnesses after they occur; or to detect them early, not to truly prevent them.
• The foods we are eating are making us sick.

We believe that most people don’t want to be on medications or live a sub-standard life but they often don't know what else to do.

At our core, we believe that from an evolutionary standpoint, the body is built to heal itself. Our job is to clear the obstacles and support the body, before resorting to more invasive measures. If this belief makes us “alternative medicine doctors”, then so be it.

We look forward to meeting you!

- Lauren D. Loya, M.D.

Founder and Medical Director of The Hormone Center

A Look Into Our Practice

At The Hormone Center, we put an underlying focus on the cause, not the symptom. We are an integrative medicine practice and put our clients first. Some of our most sought-after services include:

• Natural Thyroid Treatment - Our team properly diagnoses and treats thyroid problems at their core using natural remedies to address imbalances.
• Adrenal Fatigue treatment and associated burnout.
• Menopause and Andropause - Addressing the natural decline and hormone imbalance that comes with age
• Allergies - We utilize allergy drops rather than allergy shots to combat stubborn environmental allergies. We see much greater compliance with treatment in the easy under-the-tongue drops.